(Notícia em Inglês)
The government says it believes that with higher subsidies, the utilization of biofuel next year will increase significantly.
The bioenergy director at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry’s Directorate General for New, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation, Maritje Hutapea, said on Friday that the new subsidies could cover basic production costs for bioethanol and biodiesel.
“Therefore, there will be no more reason for producers, particularly bioethanol producers, to halt production due to pricing problems,” she explained.
The government and the House of Representatives’ Commission VII overseeing energy had agreed this month to increase the subsidies for both biofuels from Rp 2,000 (22 US cents) to Rp 3,500 for bioethanol and Rp 3,000 for biodiesel. The agreement is awaiting approval from the House Budget Committee.
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The government says it believes that with higher subsidies, the utilization of biofuel next year will increase significantly.
The bioenergy director at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry’s Directorate General for New, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation, Maritje Hutapea, said on Friday that the new subsidies could cover basic production costs for bioethanol and biodiesel.
“Therefore, there will be no more reason for producers, particularly bioethanol producers, to halt production due to pricing problems,” she explained.
The government and the House of Representatives’ Commission VII overseeing energy had agreed this month to increase the subsidies for both biofuels from Rp 2,000 (22 US cents) to Rp 3,500 for bioethanol and Rp 3,000 for biodiesel. The agreement is awaiting approval from the House Budget Committee.
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